France vs Argentina, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16
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Overview
Match Preview
Match Details
- Referee Paolo Valeri
- Referee Massimiliano Irrati
- Referee Carlos Astroza
- Referee Pawel Gil
- Referee Julio Bascunan
- Referee Christian Schiemann
- Referee Alireza Faghani
- Referee Reza Sokhandan
- Referee Mohammadreza Mansouri
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Argentina gets underway.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Olivier Giroud needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 11' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marcos Rojo.
- 13' GOAL! Antoine Griezmann scores on 13.
- 18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Tagliafico on 19.
- 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ever Banega made 403 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 39' It’s high time Didier Deschamps made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 41' GOAL! Angel di Maria scores on 41. Assisted by Ever Banega
- 43' Argentina receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
- 46' Argentina manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Federico Fazio is hanging Marcos Rojo on the field on 46 minute.
- 48' Argentina is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gabriel Mercado on 48.
- 49' It’s a booking for Argentina player. Ever Banega gets a Yellow card.
- 54' The travelling Argentina supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' What a strike from Benjamin Pavard! The score is 2-2.
- 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
- 64' Kylian Mbappe puts France on the lead.
- 66' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Enzo Perez by Sergio Aguero on 66 minute.
- 68' What a strike from Kylian Mbappe! The score is 4-2.
- 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Blaise Matuidi.
- 73' It’s a booking for France player. Benjamin Pavard gets a Yellow card.
- 75' Maximiliano Meza is replacing Cristian Pavon for the Argentina side.
- 80' France seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 83' Another substitution for France to replace Antoine Griezmann by Nabil Fekir on 83 minute.
- 88' France is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 89' It is a substitution in France team. Kylian Mbappe is replaced by Florian Thauvin on 89 minute.
- 90' Goal! Sergio Aguero scores his 68 goal in 421 matches.
- 90' It’s a booking for Argentina player. Nicolas Otamendi gets a Yellow card.
- Full Time. France beats Argentina
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Lineups
France Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 9
- 1
- 6
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10
Kylian Mbappe ↓ Florian Thauvin 89'
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7
Antoine Griezmann ↓ Nabil Fekir 83'
- 21
- 5
- 4
- 14
Bench
- 22
- 19
- 23
- 3
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18
Nabil Fekir ↑ 83'
- 16
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20
Florian Thauvin ↑ 89'
- 17
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12
Corentin Tolisso ↑ 75'
- 8
- 11
- 15
Coach Didier DeschampsArgentina Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
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16
Marcos Rojo ↓ Federico Fazio 46'
- 3
- 11
- 2
- 7
- 10
- 22
- 12
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15
Enzo Perez ↓ Sergio Aguero 66'
- 14
Bench
- 23
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19
Sergio Aguero ↑ 66'
- 20
- 21
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6
Federico Fazio ↑ 46'
- 5
- 9
- 4
- 8
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13
Maximiliano Meza ↑ 75'
- 18
- 1
Coach Jorge Sampaoli -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kylian Mbappe 5 Lionel Messi 3 Angel di Maria 2 Kylian Mbappe 2 Sergio Aguero 1 Angel di Maria 1 Gabriel Mercado 1 Benjamin Pavard 1 Head to Head
France Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.22 France xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.76 Argentina xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: France winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.98Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 75% 25% ± 3.5 55% 45% ± 4.5 37% 63% Double Chance
France or Draw 73%Draw or Argentina 48%France or Argentina 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–3 not predicted4 – 3Actual1 – 1 8.1%2 – 1 7.9%2 – 2 6.8%1 – 2 6.3%3 – 1 5.8%3 – 2 5%2 – 0 4.7%2 – 3 4%1 – 0 3.7%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 0 3.4%4 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — France
Handicap France covers Push Argentina covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 14% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 19% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 15% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 9% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
France keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Argentina keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.